Education Technology and e-Learning 2010 (UK)

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PRACTICAL TITLES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

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Multiliteracies in Motion

2ND EDITION

Current Theory and Practice

Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge

Edited by David R. Cole, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia and Darren L. Pullen, University of Tasmania, Australia The realities of new technological and social conditions since the 1990s demand a new approach to literacy teaching. Looking onward from the original statement of aims of the multiliteracies movement in 1996, this volume brings together top-quality scholarship and research that has embraced the notion and features new contributions by many of the originators of this approach to literacy. Drawing on large research projects and empirical evidence, the authors explore practical and educational issues that relate to multiliteracies, such as assessment, pedagogy and curriculum. The viewpoint taken is that multiliteracies is a complementary socio-cultural approach to the new literacies that includes pedagogy and learning. The differences are addressed from a multiliteracies perspective – one that does not discount or undermine the new literacies, but shows new ways in which they are complementary. This volume offers frontline information and a vital update for those wishing to understand the evolution of multiliteracies and the current state of literacy theory in relation to it. November 2009: 234x156: 272pp Hb: 978-0-415-80156-0: £90.00 Pb: 978-0-415-80157-7: £26.99 eBook: 978-0-203-86403-6 www.routledge.com/9780415801577

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Concept Maps as Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations Joseph D. Novak, Cornell University and Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, USA This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today’s knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiveness of schools and corporations to empower their people to be more effective learners and knowledge creators. Novak’s pioneering theory of education presented in the first edition remains viable and useful. This new edition updates his theory for meaningful learning and autonomous knowledge building and provides tools to make it operational − that is, concept maps, created with the use of CMapTools and the V diagram. The theory is easy to put into practice, since it includes resources to facilitate the process, especially concept maps, now optimised by CMapTools software. CMapTools software is highly intuitive and easy to use. People who have until now been reluctant to use the new technologies in their professional lives are will find this book particularly helpful. Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge is essential reading for educators at all levels and corporate managers who seek to enhance worker productivity. December 2009: 234x156: 312pp Hb: 978-0-415-99184-1: £90.00 Pb: 978-0-415-99185-8: £32.99 eBook: 978-0-203-86200-1 www.routledge.com/9780415991858

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